Championship Match

The Championship Match consists of 60 tossups plus possible tiebreakers.

Unlike in the preliminary rounds, all incorrect answers result in a deduction of 1 point. This is true regardless of whether the incorrect answer interrupted the question; it is thus different from ordinary “negs”.

Each player starts with 3 points. A player whose score reaches 0 will immediately be removed from the match.

The match will be played by nine players:

• The player who finishes the preliminary rounds 7–0
• The seven players who finish the preliminary rounds 6–1
• The player with the highest points per tossup heard (PPTUH) among the players who finish the preliminary rounds 5–2. If there is a tie:
  1. The player from that group who took their second loss later/latest will be chosen.
  2. If that still produces a tie, the remaining player who took their first loss later/latest will be chosen.
  3. If that still produces a tie, the remaining player whose opponents’ collective PPTUH is highest will be chosen.
  4. If that still produces a tie, additional tossups will be read to the remaining players. A player who gives a correct answer will advance to the Championship Match, while a player who gives an incorrect answer (at any time) will be eliminated.

Structure of the Game